I am a senior learning disability nurse with 40 years NHS experience, working in all clinical settings both inpatient and in the community, supporting those with a learning disability and autism.  I have special interest in autism having a number of neurodiverse diagnosis myself.

I have a proven record of bridging the clinical and technical divide having worked for 2 years in the role of Clinical Digital Transformation lead (mental health and learning disabilities) in the NHS.  I am a qualified Clinical Safety officer (CSO) and have experience in DTAC and GDPR safety in relation to patient data.

I am a delegated Chair and Expert Clinician in Care (Education) and Treatment reviews C(E)TR’s with expertise in: Secure hospitals including high secure, long-term segregation, child, adolescent and adult inpatient and community services, eating disorders, disordered eating including ARFID, PDA and complex and enduring behaviours that challenge.

I have a special interest and expertise in reducing restrictive practice, both in the community and in hospital settings.

I am a fellow of cohort 5 of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme and remain actively involved, and I am fellow on the Mid and South Essex innovation programme and the InSites programme.

I am a digital technologist with a history of delivering transformative products and services from first concepts and ambition, through building hearts and minds support, design and implementation, cultural change and continuous improvement.

My expertise has been gained over 25 years of commercial experience, founding and building a digital solutions company and working with clients across all major sectors including Government, Health, Education and Communities to deliver enhanced service quality through operational efficiency.

My work is supported by a strong background in applied data management, having an MSc in environmental management and monitoring.  Coupled with an MA in creative writing, I specialise in technical liaison, creating an informed awareness of problems, approaches, options and opportunities shared by all stakeholders to ensure an inclusive and collaborative design process.

Having exited from the solutions company I founded and ran for 20 years, I am now an investor and supporter of ‘digital for good’ innovation projects, helping to deliver positive impacts for people and the day-to-day services that support them.

I am a senior technical project manager with over 20 years of experience with a demonstrable record of successfully co-ordinating award-winning Scottish, English & Welsh government programmes on time and within budget. Experienced Agile delivery advocate using a ‘best fit’ approach to achieve outstanding results. Complexity should be avoided, as simplicity guarantees the greatest levels of user acceptance and success. 

A Professional Scrum Master and qualified in Prince 2, MSc Environmental Monitoring & Management with a BSc Environmental Sciences. 

I have expertise in requirement & discovery workshops, emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) disciplines, Predictive AI, Conversational AI via NLP and AI Ethics, I have detailed knowledge of CCaaS and CCaaP cloud systems including Omnichannel and CRM integration. Effectively and appropriately communicating at all levels offering expert formal project plans, including: Project Timelines; Communication Plans; Work Plans / Task Lists; Training Plans; Test Plans; Resource Schedules; Change Management, and Risk Management. Excellent IT skills including the Microsoft Suite of products, including Project and Visio. 

I am also an expert by experience being a father to my autistic daughter who has complex challenges and has spent 6 years in hospital from the age of 12.